"Breakfast… Young Master…"

"GYAAAHH!" Little Jean was shocked when he saw the wild hog carcass.

Wolf was also surprised by Little Jean's overreaction. But then, he realized that he was stained with blood after hunting this wild hog. It must've scared Little Jean so much.

Wolf bowed his head to apologize and said, "Wolf… will wash…."

Wolf turned his back, about to leave Little Jean alone, until Little Jean suddenly jumped out of bed and rushed to hold Wolf's shirt, "Unn… Jean also wants to pee. Please accompany Jean…."

…

Wolf sheathed his dagger and wiped his blood-stained hand, then he grabbed Little Jean's hand and said, "Follow Wolf."

They walked out of the tent. Little Jean saw so many burly men. Most of them were bearded and scary-looking. They were eating a lot of meat, berries, and mushrooms.

The moment they saw Little Jean, they chuckled and tried to approach the Young Master.

Little Jean got scared and hide behind Wolf's back.

"Oh? Young Master is scared of me? Don't worry, Young Master, I'm a good man. I just want to hug you and pinch your cheek," the man who approached him said.

"Yea! We also want to rub your pink hair!"

"You also smell so nice, like roses! The nobles are surely different!"

"HAHAHAHA!"

[Yo, what the heck?! That's so creepy! These pedos are creepy as hell!]

[Pupa: Well, there are barely any women here, and the women are warriors as well.]

[That still doesn't give them permission to harass little kid!]

[Pupa: I'm just giving you information. Besides, if they're really going to do something to you, I will use my skill to deflect them.]

[Uwaaa, you're going to protect me? Oh, my handsome shiny Pupa!]

[Pupa:… sorry, I misspoke.]

Wolf realized that Little Jean was scared of such crude jokes from these men. He unsheathed his dagger with his free hand and pointed it towards the grown-ups in front of him.

Wolf's eyes were as sharp as a hunter, with a bloodied knife in his hand. He said, "Young Master, mine."

…

The grown men all backed down when Wolf claimed Young Master of Eau Saumont as his. They dared not disturbing anything that was owned by their leader's little brother.

Because Prince Wolf Dietrich, or what they just call Wolf, was quite scary when he was angry, even as a kid.

He trounced a grown-up when he was challenged to a duel. Wolf could defeat a grown man with his agility and reflex. He slashed the grown man's neck with his dagger in a blink of an eye.

So, nobody dared to bully the little prince anymore.

"Ah, Wolf really ruined our fun. He claimed that Young Master already," the man complained and returned to his friends, eating their breakfast.

Wolf sheathed his dagger and pulled Little Jean to the riverbank quite far from the camp. Because Little Jean must've been comfortable to be around the grown-ups.

Little Jean looked at Wolf, who was still carrying a wild hog carcass, holding his hand to guide him.

Somehow, it made him feel safe and secure, even though Wolf was just eight years old, only three years older than him.

They went to the riverbank, and Wolf dropped the wild hog on the ground. He crouched and used his dagger to began cutting up the meat for them to eat.

Little Jean was standing stupidly. Wolf glanced at him and said, "Young Master… pee."

Wolf pointed at a spot quite far from his position, "Wuu… Wolf, don't peek, okay?"

Wolf's cheeks reddened, and he lowered his head. He started focusing on skinning and slicing the wild hog while Little Jean was relieving himself.

Wolf went to the forest and collected branches to roast the pig. When he returned, Little Jean was sitting on a big rock, waiting for him.

"Ah, you're here!" Little Jean said. "Un… Jean is hungry! Please give food!"

Wolf nodded. He had prepared the slice of meat from the wild hog for Jean. He put all the fallen branches and twigs that he had discovered and then flicked his fingers.

The moment he flicked his fingers, fire suddenly appeared and burned the woods.

Jean was amazed when he saw Wolf doing a magic trick. He got excited and asked, "Wolf can do Magic trick? Iwata, amazing!"

Wolf was shy when Young Master Jean praised him. He lowered his head and replied, "Can. I—t's taught by… big brother…."

[Oh wow, so Wolf is noble?]

[Pupa: Yes, he is the prince of a Kingdom far from this place, Ridal Kingdom. It was a prosperous kingdom. The death of the Queen devastated the country, but the King got remarried in less than a week.

In a month, the King died in an accident, and a new queen was coronated to rule over the country while the Crown Prince, Prince Alric, was old enough to rule.]

[Pupa: But that Queen is greedy and wanting to assassinate the Crown Prince and all the previous King's descendants. So the Crown Prince was forced to escape with his little brother back then.]

[Pupa: Now that you think about it, Wolf has been raised as a hunter and warrior instead of a pampered prince. It would be difficult for him to live like a prince after they could take over the kingdom once more.]

[Did they succeed in the end?]

[Pupa: Yes, but that'd be ten years from now.]

They were waiting for the roasted hog to be ready. Little Jean got bored. He sat beside Wolf and asked, "Wolf, wants to see a magic trick?"

"…" Another long pause made everything awkward, and Wolf shook his head, "Dangerous…."

"Ugh, nobody believes Jean. I give show you a magic trick!" Little Jean insisted. He stood up and distanced himself from Wolf. He twirled and chanted his made-up incantation, "Unn… Mr. Flame, Mr. Flame, Little Jean wants to play with firebirds!"

Little Jean borrowed a bit of fire from Wolf and summoned three small firebirds. The birds circled around Little Jean, and then they exploded like a spark, creating confetti everywhere.

"Yay!" Little Jean danced happily around the confetti. Meanwhile, Wolf watched over Little Jean and could only marvel at the beauty of the pink-haired boy who looked so happy, even at a tough time.

"Beautiful…" Wolf murmured.

Not long after, Little Jean started getting dizzy after using magic and lost his balance.

Wolf's instinct kicked in, and he rushed to save Little Jean. He grabbed Little Jean's body and propped him so he wouldn't fall.

"Young Master!"

For the first time in his life, the quiet Wolf made a loud noise, and it was him calling out Little Jean.

Little Jean's view was all blurry, but he could see the crimson-haired Wolf propping him.

Little Jean already knew from Raphael that he couldn't use magic unless he borrowed it from someone close to him. And he would feel nauseous if he did so.

Angel Raphael said if Jean ever got dizzy after using magic, you should kiss the man whose magic he borrowed.

Thus Little Jean used his remaining strength and then gave a little kiss on Wolf's cheek.

Chu~

[Pupa: Ding! Wolf Dietrich's Fatemeter increases to 25%! Damn, you aggressive toddler!]